Unnatural Death
by Dorothy L. Sayers
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$520.40NZ$468.36
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1956. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A superior copy in its original, unclipped dustwrapper of this scarce edition of Unnatural Death by the great author Dorothy Sayers. A later impression of this work. The cheap edition. A mystery novel by Dorothy Sayers, English crime writer, known for her excellency and vitality. This novel is one of a series of mysteries featuring an English aristocrat and sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey.With unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally lovely. Small bookseller sticker to front free endpaper. Dustwrapper is unclipped and excelleth, with only minor shelfwear and faint sunning to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
Unnatural Death is a 1927 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, her third featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. It has also been published in the United States as The Dawson Pedigree.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 762A49
- Title
- Unnatural Death
- Author
- Dorothy L. Sayers
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- dorothy sayers mystery gollancz modern mystery dustwrapper
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Shelfwear
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- Spine
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- Dustwrapper
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